I am fed up with barely qualified people dishing out fitness advice to the general public. I get so angry when someone, who doesn’t know a quadricep from a bicep , earnestly tells their audience that if they just do what they say they’ll find salvation and a whole new body. Frequently this involves buying their fabulous product.

Below are the three worst kinds of “fitness pros.” I use the term loosely.

There are steps to going from Couch Potato to mistaken for a celebrity at an airport. A personal trainer is only one piece of it. Here’s how to leave the couch behind.

This is the way it’s done in the United States. People will donate to Haiti if Wyclef Jean asks them to, they’ll give to Katrina Victims if Brad Pitt flashes his baby blues. In our era of total media saturation you need a celebrity to get people’s attention. It is often the first step in a cause’s crusade these days, but it is the regular folk, like you and me, that take over and actually get things done. We are the ones who make lasting change.

I get asked all the time how I live my life. How many times a week do I exercise? What type of food do I eat? I’ve culled some of the major points below. Do I follow my own advice all the time, um, no … but I do try. What it really comes down to is applying the Golden Rule to yourself.